Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 20 March 2008 11:38 : \____
>
>> William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Mark Kent wrote:
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>> Microsoft Tax on Linux in Schools must end says Becta
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>| This relates to circumstances where schools using Microsoft?s School
>>>>>| Agreement licensing model, are required to pay Microsoft licensing fees
>>>>>| for computers based on Linux, or using OpenOffice.org. Finding ourselves
>>>>>| in a position whereby a school pays (say) £169 for a device only to be
>>>>>| faced with for example a £30 per year after year payment to Microsoft,
>>>>>| for a system that is not running any of their software would just not be
>>>>>| acceptable to Becta. Indeed I don?t think many people would consider that
>>>>>| fair.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> http://www.siriusit.co.uk/myblog/microsoft-tax-on-linux-in-schools-must-end-says-becta.html
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The grammar school which my sons attend is moving to Openoffice this
>>>> year. The primary school at which I'm a governor already has a linux
>>>> mail server and web filter, and we're looking to kit the school out with
>>>> mini PCs of the Elonex/Eee/OLPC variety starting this year too.
>>>>
>>>> Fortunately, at my school, we do not have a "school" licence which would
>>>> enable Microsoft to charge for non-Microsoft machines. I'm not sure
>>>> about others.
>>>>
>>>> Use open platforms!
>>>
>>> Sandwich Technology College (UK) has approximately 1,000 computers.
>>> There's nothing online about it (yet), but I understand they intend to
>>> migrate their machines to OpenOffice immediately.
>>>
>>
>> This cannot be a coincidence. Maybe it's going to start in Kent :-)
>
> It's good to see that this becomes a reality. You're pulling a Linpro.
>
> The BECTA interview has a headline that defends BECTA, but the reality often
> suggests otherwise. At least they learned to shun Vista and MSO07.
>
The Guardian Education article mentioned a Kent school in Sittingbourne
as using Asus Eees for all its year 10 pupils (that's 4th year in real
years!).
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